HyperDic: galileo_galilei

English > 1 sense of the expression Galileo Galilei:
NOUNperson Galileo Galilei, GalileoItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars
English > Galileo Galilei: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642).
SynonymGalileo
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
SpanishGalileo Galilei, Galileo
CatalanGalileo Galilei, Galileo

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